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A collection of stories covering the average athletes, niche-sport elites and everyone else who are dedicated to the games you’ve never heard of, could easily be a part of, and just might want to love that make Kansas City truly a one-of-a-kind sports town.
How The Chiefs Can Win The Super Bowl
Last year, the Kansas City Chiefs topped the Texans 30-0 for KC’s first postseason win in 22 years. True, KC lost to New England the next week, but the Houston win was still a watershed. On Sunday, the club will try to build on that success, beginning its most anticipated season since Jeff Gillooly was in…
How The Royals Can Get Right
The Royals finished the first half of the season right around .500. At times, like last night against Cleveland, the club has looked like the world-beaters they were last year. At times, they’ve looked exactly as average as that record would suggest. There are a few very obvious things the club can do to get…
Five Things the Royals Must do to Repeat
The Royals begin their World Series defense on Sunday night. Flatland has five things the team needs to do to repeat as champs. Solidify the Rotation Over these past two, pennant-winning seasons, the Royals bullpen has been ridiculously dominant. Historically so. Despite the loss of All-Star closer Greg Holland and free agent Ryan Madson, the pen could…
Royals Trade Hosmer, Perez to Toronto
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI— The Kansas City Royals completed a blockbuster trade today, sending two of the team’s best-known players to Toronto. Coming just days before the start of the 2016 season, the surprising deal sent fan favorites Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez to the Blue Jays in return for slugger José Bautista and a player…
10 Reasons the Chiefs Could Win Tomorrow
Saturday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs take on the New England Patriots in the NFL playoffs. Even if you aren’t from KC, there are plenty of good reasons to root against the Patriots. They are, after all, the most villainous team in sports. Mostly because they are cheating cheaters who cheat. Granted, almost everybody cheats…
A ‘Royal Celebration’ for KC Royals and Fans
Minutes after the Royals’ exhausting 7-2 win over the Mets in the 12th inning of Game 5 of the World Series, the Kansas City Royals and the City of Kansas City issued an invitation for fans and supporters to a “Royal Celebration for our World Champion team,” Tuesday, Nov. 3. The celebration will begin at noon…
Royals take second-straight AL pennant, and head to World Series
(Associated Press) The Kansas City Royals are headed to the World Series. The Fall Classic begins Tuesday in Kansas City, pitting the Royals against the New York Mets. The Mets won their last World Series crown in 1986, one year after the Royals claimed their lone title. The Royals wrapped up their second straight American League pennant last night by outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 in Game 6…
Eat Your (Royals) Heart Out
It’s all blue in Kansas City right now. Folks have donned shirts and hats to tell the world that they’re ready to see the Kansas City Royals take the crown. We don’t have an ocean, but we’re a sea of blue. Since the quickest way to your heart is through your stomach, we set out…
The Royals just won the Division. Where are you going to go?
Last year, first baseman Eric Hosmer made national headlines after the Royals won the wild card game. He threw a huge party at McFadden’s in the Kansas City Power & Light District, paying everyone’s tab after tweeting out an invite to fans. Now that the Royals are heading back to the playoffs after clinching their…
Still one heck of a season — Royals fans dance loss away at watch party
Fans watching game 7 of the World Series at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on Wednesday night were disappointed by the Royals loss, but still very supportive of the home team. The Hale Center for Journalism’s Todd Feeback captured reactions from the crowd as they watched the San Francisco Giants defeat the Royals 3-2.